Table of Contents (TOC 1)

What's New in this 3rd Edition?
View Sample Map of Aquifers
Introduction
Tips for Finding Your Prudent Place
Copyright Notice and ISBN

NATURAL DISASTERS
CHAPTER 1
MAPS
Disasters, Billion Dollar
Weather Events

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Disasters, Natural, Number of Since 1964
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Droughts, Major
Deadly Drought
1930 - 1939
1950 - 1959
1976 - 1977
1985 - 1995
1988 - 1992
1990 - 1995
Spring and Fall 2002


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Earthquake
Earthquakes and Shakes
New Madrid Seismic Zone
Earthquake 1568 - 1996
Earthquake 1568 - 2004, see the change in eight years



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Flood
Floods, Flooding and Floodplains

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Hail
Nature's Costly Missiles

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Hurricane
Hurricanes - The Deadliest Storms on Earth

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Landslide
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Lightning
You Light Up My Life!

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Sea-Level Rise
Rising to the Occasion: Getting Wet Feet?

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Seismic Vulnerability
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Tornado
Trouble With a Twist
Tornado Risk Map
Wind Zone Map
Assessing Risk


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Tsunami
Tsunami — the BIG Wave
Mega-Tsunami
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Volcano
Volatile Volcanoes
Cascades Ash Hazards Probabilities
Mt. Rainier Lahar Hazards
The Old and the Restless
Supervolcanoes


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Volcano Threat Assessment
Recent Volcanic Activity
Threats Levels
The List



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MANMADE DISASTERS
CHAPTER 2
MAPS
Deadly Germ Facilities and Chemical Weapons
Biodefense Weapons Labs: A Risky Business
Biodefense Weapons Labs and Shaky Issues
Biodefense Facilities — Key
Chemical Weapons Depots



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Foreign Invasion
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Nuclear Targets
Potential Targets

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Terrorism Cells
Bad Guys Among Us
Major Terrorist Organizations
Overview Map of Lower 48
State Detail Maps



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Terrorism Targets
Infrastructure — Key
Military — Key
National Landmarks — Key
Nuclear — Key
Vulnerable Cities in America - Top 120 — Key
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ENVIRONMENTAL BASICS
CHAPTER 3
MAPS
Aquifers
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Caves and Caverns
Caves and Caverns
Hidden Agenda
Cave Safety

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Counties
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Dams and Reservoirs
How Safe Are They?

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Farmland, Non-Federal
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Land, Federal and Indian
Where and How Much Do the Feds Own?

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Land, Vegetation Cover
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Mines
Operational Mines
Abandoned Mines

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Precipitation
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Rivers
Ribbons of Life

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Snow
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Sunshine Days
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Temperature
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Transportation Routes
Major Transport Routes
100 Worst, Most Heavily Traveled Bridges
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UN Biospheres
What Are They?
Where Are They?
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Watersheds
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BONUS: Large images of America are available on the Prudent Places CD-ROM. From top to bottom:
Statue of Liberty; Telephone lineman; Space Needle, Seattle, Washington; Utah desert; Arizona sunset; Coral diving, Maui, HI; Alaska sunrise; Mt. Shuksan, Washington; Miami, FL; Mt. Rainier, Washington; Cascades; 4th of July